Tj))? Somerset Herald
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nns of Publication.
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Siiucriiet, Pa.
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t- V:n. r.Toncv adrar'.! on cnilcetli-na, &c.
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rllYfjrlAS ASD St RCEO.V,
!-i lustid LriBianrntty In S-'Uirr.'et for the
r.-. Im. r.i (, l.n.f...:. i ufice 2 doors V et ol
i a:rl Hiti l, In rear i f Druaj Store. majai.
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lil.OUGII,
rHVN'M.V J.VD SVKGE0S
.i.MEiPJTHii
T-rd'rs his srrTk es to tlie r-r.lc of Somerset
-; w-inity. fallslntown orc,un'rr promptly
;.!ri: to" i n !r lo.jnd at tllicr dt.y orntht.
. .i-k ;.r..tni.ii.raIW cinrnifetl. -ftfice on
S a--at d m. r it' l)imnd, ott Knl'tr
nprSMhttt
ni:. n.7 KiViMEL
f. -:v iretUitrnn t I' oinl al bi oltn c, n Main
i" c.ft uiilH' Diamond.
y ii
JIfLUBAKER tenders his
ral 4 r1iv( t" ibe ritiens of Siin
vuinif. 'rre in rewlileDcc en Plain
VM. IIAUCII t.r.d.r? his
n ol. i.al jerviwr to the cltiicns of Som-
vl.-ii.l.v.
onrdiortast of Wavne k Kerkebllet
t .mTT rt-.re.
(irvduut in
Drntintry )
attertiion to the I'rerva'ion of
cursl T-f ti. ArtiiT' iMl incrt"i All
'Ti c rarRn:-l njiiitsrtory. Office in
! Yv
nu. JOHN HILLS.
i.' IiENTIST.
I't-t . rtalr- !n C'k A Heerltr,H!ock,Sonier-
1)
WILLIAM TOl.LINS.
HEM ISr, SOMERSET. PA.
'3 v.numjoth Hl.M-k. above Boyd Drug
.n-.wn.Tr tie can at all timer I lour. I prepar
" sii ktn.ii ..1 work, sti.-li as MUnic, rnu
" x. txtrrur.if 6;c. Artln.-lal tcetbot all kln.is,
' U.e t en cateilal inserted. Oiratk-ns
rnr.ted.
.J. K. MILLER has irma-
rr.W l.icatr.1 In lierl'.n for the practice ol
:.i' ion -ta:ce, MiHwite Charles Kriftrr-1
K wcrt aK- '-it !
- ; j
A A aa. C.n 1 rtw Z i
LUU UUU-'rt fire a (I
vflii. that ii!! nrt on tn worn
ii: a ort i-riT'it T"0 in mncT taer than
Kr-rii'f k-, ri, i, i.tf. Atn'f wftnTctl evory
v!i r. , i . tf.tr i. m( all jfci, tr alt the time.,
f : : r- imc "i.'y. f.i w. rlt t'trunt their n
' fr-ncrif " tr nil wnrkcm flltfi'lti cIt a. t
yi. Kn't -Jt U. H. Ha ixkt k Co I'ortLtniL, ;
k'-f. lanita ,
CHARLES HOFFMAN.
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LITEST STYLES &i LOWEST FEiCES.
SATISFACTION GUARAHTEED.
SOMERSET, PA
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CatarrI4 elys
'"rPUnCHSi DriUni
Clean ses th
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SRCOkV 1 Head. A
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infiammon.
ffiivm.'r&r!;.
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HealstheSore
R e stores the
Sense of Tasto
Smell- Hearing
A quick Relief.
A positive cure-
Intoearh msfrll arl la
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to t:sr.
Price iHi rents bv mall cr at
f.r circular: ELY K!(1S..
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rf-bt .'i". ?uMch loni"r
-r!t' a'-i ? . f lbin nyhil' else in tL.
W.'-"''1'" eed iroui nrrt hour
rv araii.?" ' ''vnuneon. leiore the work
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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 24.
SOMERSET COUNTY BAHK !
(ISSTAULISHrX) 1877.)
CHAELE. J. E1ES1SCN. 15 J. FEIIIS.
Cashier
ColiMUoni mJe Id all irU of tbe t'nited
CHAEGES MODEHATE.
Parties wiMnn to mil money Wert can be o
c.niti)oiliitel tv drnlt .tn New York Id iit mm.
I'olkviM.nii made with inmitneM. I'. S. BBli
UmiEht u.l ;M Mor.ey an J ralaablei aemrwl
t.yi.neot IHeN.l.l'ii ierraied le, wllh Sar
gent k Yale J o 09 Uue luck
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
-AIl leital hoIldiTi ot)6erTeA.-
CURTIS K. GROVE.
(Kast tpimtv.urt House,)
S- raerset, Penn'a,
Ai'Atiufactarer of
Bl C6f S,
SLEIGHS,
CARRIAGES,
SPK.VC IT AGOSS,
BCCK H'ACOSS,
AND EASTERN AND WESTERN WOBK
Farnlshed on Shurt Notice.
Painting Done on Short Time.
Kv wrk raaHe oat of Tkorovahly Seanontd
'H'ooit, and tt:e Ufl Iron end Mir. MibeUI
liully "nfiiTU.:e i. Neatly Fiol-hw!. and
II arrcHUAto Givt Satisfaction.
Emplcj Cnly First Class Tcrtoen.
H; airing of All Kind.-in M J Lin. Done on Short
Not Ire. PICES KEASOHAM.E, and
Work Warranted.
fall and Examine sm 5tiKk. and l.cpm Prices.
I do Wai- m work, and lanilsli Setv tor W ind
Mllla. iu-ipft,t.er the place, and call in.
CURTIS K. GROVE.
(East of Court Ilea re.)
api.-.O-lyr SOMEP.SET, PA.
ALRSRT A. HORSS.
J. 8XTT 'W'AKD.
HORNE & WARD
BrcctasoRa to
EATON & BROS,
XO.
07
FIFTH AVENUE.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
KPRJJNT G. 1885.
NEW GOODS
F7EEY LAY SPICIALTIES
embroideries, laces. Millinery. White Goods, Hand
kerchieft. Dress Trimmings, Hosiery, Gloves,
Corsets Mutila lad Marine Underwear, In
lints' tad Children's Clothing. Fancy
Gsodt, Yarns, Zeshyrt, Mite
r.alr cf All Kindt for
FANCY WORK,
Gems' FunMiGE Goos, k, k
VCPIl FATBlJtAOE IB R1FCTPLLT aoLiriTtSD
,Pf.)n1'r by ANil attt-ndwi to with Prompt
ness ami liaU-b
CALVIN HAY
BERLIN, JrA..,
(MILLER'S MILL.)
MANVFACTt'RER OF
FLOUR & FEED!
I always kepor hand a la'Ee stock of FLOl'R
OKN-MKAL. HI'tKWHKlT Fl-Orit, and
II kinds of f H'iP. Also, all kindsol GRAIN,
whkn 1 sell at
BOTTOM PRICES.
Wholesale and Retail. You will save money by
buying tnui me. il y stock is always Freah.
ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY.
LOOK OOT ! FORNIIDEE
AT
HENRY HOFFMAN'S,
JENNER X ROADS. PA.
IiOftinof t mannfacturc, at totoM ? and. all
Kra.ica of iWlsr.HitLU i K I7 VRt:, which
1 ft'Iljufft a f cheap an any nthfrdeal-r in N mcr-
pel Cftintv. I will alw take cnlrn lor any Olty
mle Furniture my cnsforocru may wifh to pu
'S', kcop ijTr'.ir Kxki at my place of bui
mt9. fiom wLHi telectlina can m made.
ifn ui pur-
All fclr.ds of T'nd. rtaklng business attended to
with care. 1 nave two hearses lor burial purmju
rs a Murk Hoarse and a White Hears-, the lat
ter especiallv I r attending Children a Funerals
I keep on band at all times f omits, fakets ami
shr-'U.lr, and Wlii-e follms for fhlblren. I will
tiian keep in stork a nice lire ol f ity 'asket. cov
ered, at a mail ed-atice on eir prices Iiiu't
tail to call on me when In need of anything tn my
line I can do as well by you a you ran do else
where.
oct7 Cm. HENRY HOFFMAN.
ISAAC SIMPSON,
LIMY IP SALE STABLES.
PATRIOT ST.. SOMERSET. PA.
If Yon Want to Buy Coed end Cheap
BUGGY,
New or Sorond-lian.1, call on me. I also keep
constantly on hand a targe Assortment of
Fin. Hand-made
R
Harness.
Saddles,
Whips,
Bridles,
Brushes. Lap Blankets, and everything to be
lound in a Pirt-rlasSaddiery Oood Team
end hiding Horses always rrs.1y for hire.
W ben In need ol anything in my line.
i
!
!
rive me a call.
ISAAC SIMPSON,
bosnstiT, Pa.
may, is.
UDIT0R S NOTICE.
The undersigned, havtns Ieen dulv appointed
l y the proper authority to make a distribution of
tbe b n.'S lu the bands of the sheritl arriving rom
1 be sal. ot the personal proterty and real estate
(t.lacib H f ritehuei.l, berebv gives notice ibit be
wiil H-scbarge the duUesofsaid pp-doiineiit at
his otttce tn eoraerjet Pa., on Wednesday Ie- .
rruihir 0, 1", at 1 o'clock r . when snl where
all ticrsuCi interested eaa attend It tbey see prop-:
u K.-T.f. I
novlH.
Auditor.
AMPUTATION OF THE LEG.
Honey k the anlreraal necessity, and aoo. bat
cynic or a root will affect to decplee it. Mr.
Abram EJsworth. of Port twen, I! later County,
N. Y., bad realized this truth. Hit diseaae in
Tolred tbe whole or bis thigh-bone, and the suf
fering man looked forward, not without apparent
reason, to death as bis only deliverer. The fami
ly physicians rctuicd to amputate th. limb, aa.
ertina; that the operation would kill the patient
on the spot. Dr. David KENNEDY, of Eon
dout,K. Y., who was consulted, held a different
opinion, and amputated the limb. The Doctor
lhen administered freely hie great Blood Specific
FAVOHtTE REMEDY to adord tone and
strength to the eyatem, and prerent the return of
tbe disease, and Mr. Ellsworth remains to this
day in the bloom or health. This gentleman's
disease was the offspring of foul Mood, and Ken
nedy's FAVORITE REMEDY purified the blood
and restored to him the power once more to enjoy
hlslife. Are you suffering from any dl-ease trace
able to tbe same cause? Try Favorite Remedy.
Your Druggist has It. ONE DOLLAR a bottle.
Dear lu mind tne pn.prl tor's name and address :
Dr. David KENNEDY, Rondout, N Y
Te Kip the Blaexl Far is the princi
pal end of In ventlons and d'tcjverlra tn medklne.
To this objert probably no one ha contributed
more rignally than Dr. David Kennedy, of Ron
dout, N. Y in the production of a medicine which
has become famous under the title of the "Favor
ite Remedy." It removes all imfiriif of the
Blood, regulate the disordered Liver and Kid
neys, cures Constipation, Dyspepsia and all dis
eases and weaknesses peculiar to females.
no. a.
M GEEAI REGULATOR.
Purely Vegetable.
ARE YOU BILIOUS?
Tar krgulator itrrcr a tit to curt. I most
cheerfully recommt nd it to a'l who sutler troua
Hill. ui A'ta. ks or i-ny disease caused by a disar
ranged 'tateot tbe Llv-T.
KaseAKflTT. Alii. W. R. BERNARD.
Do You Want Good Digestion?
I suff. red Intensely with Full Stomach, lleul
ache. ec. A neighbor, who had taken Simmons
Liver Kegrtaior. u.ld me It was asureeure tor my
tn.uble. The first dose 1 took relieved me very
murb. and In one week's time I was as strong and
hearty as I ever was. it the oral atedu-ine I
eerr look tor Vyiptptia.
Rkhj.osd.Va. H. O CRENSHAW.
Do Ycu Suffer from Constipation ?
Testimony of Hirau Warnsr, Chief Justice of
6a : " 1 have n-ed Mtumins Liver Regulator for
Contiialion ol my Ri-wela, cnuse.l b Tempora
ry I leraturement of the l.ivrr. for the last three
or four years, and always aril decided btnejit."
Have You Malaria ?
I have bad eiprrlenre with Simmon Liver
Regulator since inc..!. and regard it as the great-
et medicine of the timet for diseases peculiar to
malarial rcaJona. ro good a nieuicine uescrro
univercal commendation.
REV. M. B. WHARTtlN.
Cur. Sec. Southern Ha pi tit 1 heologicai S minary.
Safer and Better than Calomel !
I have been sul-iect to severe spells of Conges
tion ol the Liver, and have been in tbe habit of
tab Itig from Id tu Vti grains of Calomt-1, which gen-
er.'llv laid me up for three or tout days. Lately
I have beentaktn Simmons Liver Regulator,
which gave we relief, without any interruption to
tuMnei-f. J. atuu
MiUKLEroRT. Ohtn.
J. H. ZEILIN V CO..
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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lieen described by leading participant on both
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LIME!
LIME !
The Farmer' LimeCompany, Limited, willaell
ai meir guns, or iuaa on car,
GOOD LIME
At rent per bushel, or deliver It aa Low as the
slowest to an Heiiroae ciations ana aiding il
the Omntv, and on tbe Berlin Branch much low
er Satisfaction Guaranteed. It t the Oray
Fenilerous Lime, which is known by Practice
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Address, HENRY 8 WALTER,
dec24-lvr Oarrett Somerset Co- Pa.
VLE TO ACCEPT OB REFUSE.
T.) Ii ael Baer. Daniel S. Baer, and Peter
Baer, or Beaver City, Furnaa County, Ne
braska :
You are hereby notified to appear at an Or
phans' Court to tie held at Somerset on Monday.
ine tain aay f.i ireccmoer next, to accept or retuse
to take tbe real estate of Solomon J. rtaer. dee d.
at the amirulard valuation, or show cans, whvthe
same sti'.olo oot ne aula.
Si.eilil Office, i JOHN WIN1 ERS.
Nor. , IS'A. Sheriff.
f XECUT0RS' NOTICE.
Estate of Alex. McGregor, dee'd, late of Shade
I wp., romerset tjouniy, rs . ace a.
Letter testamentary on tbe above estate having
been granted t the undersigned hy the proper
authority, notice i hereby given to all penoos
Indebted to said es.ate to make immediate pay.
meut, and those having elaima against tbe aae
will preent them duly autlMnlicated tor
eulemeet without del'.
8amt;el McGregor.
a
JACOB MCOKWMJK
net
Exeeutors.
MSijy vsflr& JDJi
oiner
ASOP REVAMPED. '
' TUK BAT IX TBI CCFBOAID.
Trameribad and Yonified by So Dextdgrif.
Once on a time a Nobleman,
Who's name I now forget.
But for convenience sake will call
Him Lord of Somerset.
Who kept a fine establishment.
And owned a lare domain ;
And as befit a Nobleman,
Of servants kept a train.
Impelled from pure philanthropy.
Had bnilr, on bia estate),
A comfortable, roomy house.
With fixtures up to date, .
Wherein the indigent, the poor
Of all his realm might stay,
Be fed and clothed, and nurtured well.
Without a cent to pay.
So now this worthy Xobleman,
Himself does gratulate.
That his asylum, with success.
Is launched on his estate.
Like man who did a clever thing.
He thus soliloquized :
If ever man has better done.
I will be much surprised.
Have I not given every thought
To building of this houe.
The walls, tbe larder, cupboard all
Are proof 'gaii.st rut or mouse.
Have I not chosen from my realm
Knights of good pedigree.
To manage this, my house of alim
As it should managed be?
Thus spoke the generous Lord of S.,
And none will him reproach;
Assuredly be never thought
What tronbles would encroach.
For on an ill-starred, dismal day.
From proper uiaster strayed.
An ill-fed, whining, mongrel cur,
Tail-fallen and dismayed,
Came limping to the lord's domain,
Most pitiful did whine :
" Good lord, I pray give me a bone,
"Or I'm a g-mc cauine!"
Lord Somerset could not withstand
The canine's piteous prayer.
If but to sav such wretched thing
From hunger and despair.
They threw him bones a platterfull.
But soon bad all agreed
That he was not a thoroughbred.
But of a mongrel breed.
And that when it grew sleec and fat
Would from them run away,
As he from former master had,
And go again estray.
To this the famished cur replied, .
" Pray, let me here remain,
I will of greatest service be
To tiiis, your wide domain.
For I'm a ratter, sharp and quick,
As expert ratters be,
To famous Kat Dogs in the land
I trace my pedigree.
"Ah, well r thought Lord of Somerset,
"Give every dog his day,
For it will no great losa entail, ' '
If he again goes stray."
Sleek, frisky, spry the ratter grew
As time went on apace.
And sniffling round for rats and mice
tJuite over all the place.
At length one day whilst nosing round,
With pricked op ears and tail,
He gave a sharp and frantic yelp.
Oh, he had struck a trail.
Which canine-like he followed up,
Quite to asvium gate.
Then bowling so vociferously
He roused the whole estate.
Whose people all with mouths agape
Stared wondering round to see.
What raised such dreadful heilabaloo
Or what the matter be.
" A rat ! a rat ! big as a cat."
Loud barked the frantic cur,
"Is lodged within this bouse somewhere
I'll swear it tooth and spur."
A pilfering rut, grown big and fat.
With half a yard of tail.
Who in the cupboard does himself,
Most festively regale.
Lord Somerset could scarce believe
.Tl 'atsuch could be tbe case.
But ordering that exhaustive search
Be made o'er all the place.
They searched the house both high and
low,
Pried nook and cranv out.
From attic to the cellar floor,
Yet found no rat about.
The Ratter, barking all the while.
At furious, dog-like late,
" Oh I you now see what use I be
To this, your line estate.''
Tbey pulled the cupboard from the wail
Peeped cautiom-ly behind.
Without, within, found not so much
As hair of rodent kind.
Then with a wlii.-pand dusting pan
Swept nook and corner clean.
Whoop! now they found it, something
brown.
And pitifully lean.
Then bearing it to better light
All cautiously approach.
"Pahaw!"all pronounce with one acclaim
" 'Tis nothing but a roach."
Lord Somerset could scarce conceal
His anger and disdain.
When counting what this ratting fraud
Incurred on his domain.
If e'er another mongrel purp
My premises invades
Just tie a tin-can to his tail
And let him go to H-adea.
MOKAL-
If you incline to nosing round
For money or for fame.
Be careful not to bark too loud
Before you're sure of game.
'Twill save you many a heavy sigh,
'Twill save you from reproach..
If thieying cat, big as a cat,
Poes not turn out a roach.
TRfTE TO 11 IS WPK&-
For eeven days a gloomy fos held
the Theeus in a shroud ; for peven
days sky and sun were hidden from
tne crew, ah arounu luem mey
could bear tbe spouting of whales,
w uiioui Bteiug toeiii, wuiie tar aioit,
. , . , . . -
rustling through tbe rigging, went
the croaking 6ea-gull, without show
ing even the shadow of its wing.
On the morning of the seventh
day the ship waa still rolling and
pitching in the heavy Atlantic swells
when, slowly emerging from the
mist, came a forlorn looking boat,
containing four suffering human be
ings two of them sailors, the others
girl cf nineteen and ber mother.
the latter an elderly woman. ,
For three dismal days tbese four !
aa -k.a 1
bad been aonii, witn scarcely any-
thing to eat or dnnk, their ship, a i a
London vessel, having foundered in '
set
ESTABLISHED 1837.
SOMERSET, PA.. WEDaVESDAY.
a gale, and the boats, which had
been lowered, baring become sepa
rated. : .
"How are the women getting on ?"
inquired the mate, an hour after the
party bad been picked up, and the
ladies, with their trunk, which had
been saved, were in a comtortable
cabin next to that of the steward's
wife.
The person the mate addressed
was the ship's doctor, Henry Wei
don, a jolly, rosy-faced man of mid
dle age, witb whom he was playing
cards.
"Very well, sir," was the answer.
"The rescue may be termed a doub
ly lortunate one ; for it seems that
mother and daughter, after having
for years lived on the scant profits
of needle work, have reason to ex
pect something better. Mrs. Harri
son, the elder lady, is a widow,
whose husband, while he lived, was
unwell and subject to catalepsy, or
trance, rendering him unfit for bus
iness, so that be left her very poor
when he died. When wrecked, she
and her daughter were on their way
to New Orleans, where the girl is to
receive two thousand pounds left
there for her by an uncle, who has
gone off to India."
"Why, bless my eyes! you don't
say so! "
"Ho, bo!" cried the doctor. "Yo :r
speaking of your eyes reminds me
that Mrs. Harrison has so injured
'Hers by fine sewing that she scarcely
can see. I think she is incurable,
but I am going to allow my assist
ant, Walter Barker, to take tbe case
in hand. Here be is now, added
the sneaker, as an intellectual-look
ing young man of about twenty-two
entered.
There was a great difference in the
character of these two men. Both
were graduates of a good medical
college, but Weldon had no special
liking for Lis profession, whereas
Baiker really loved bis calling; and
wbiie the elder doctor was playing
earns, or oiiierwise amusing nimr-e i,
his assistant, true to his woik, by a
Ctiurte of steady and careful reading,
was constantly discovering not only
the truths set before him, but even
some which were never dreamed of
by the authors he studied.
Devoting himself heart and soul
to the case which Weldon had pro
nounced incurable, the young man
finally restored Mrs. Harrison's
eight, to the unbounded joy and
gratitude of the old lady, now able
to look upon her lovely, blooming
daughter, Ev, whom, owing to ber
impaired vision, she could say she
had not really seen for years.
The attachment of these two be
ings to each other was beautiful to
witness. They were almost con
stantly together, and the care with
which Eva watched over ber moth
er's comfort was enjoyed and appre
ciated by the roughest Bailor aboard
the ship.
But at length an anxious look
came to the mother's face, for she
perceived that the color was leaving
the girl's cheeks that she was grow
ing pale and thin. Day by day, in
fact, her step became slower, until
at last, in answer to her mother's in
quiries, she confessed that ete did
not feel well. She only knew that
her strength seemed to be failing
strangely ; that a faintness occasion
ally came over her. Dr. Weldon at
tended her, but the case puzzled him
and his medicines were useless.
Don't grieve for me so much."
said Eva to her mother. "I may get
well, but it is best to be prepared
for the worst. The letter from my
uncle, telling me oi my good for
tune, is in my little blue pocketbook
that you made me a present of, ma
ma. Don t forget tbat, for the mon
ey will do you ever so much good,
and tbat is a great comfort to me. If
I go, don t cry too much, as tbat will
only hurt your eyes again.''
The old lady laid both trembling
bands an the speaker's arm, and en
deavored to look composed, but her
heart felt as if it would break.
Next morning there was a sad
look on the sailors' faces. They
went about on tip-toe, and when a
rope was dropped it fell carefully
almost without a noist3 for the
news had reached them that Eva
was dead !
There she lay, cold and still, in
the cabin, her arms carefully folded
over her breast by the steward's wife,
her fare looking as calm as if she
slept, but white as the long gown in
which she was robed.
She had died, it was said, with
her hand in that of her old mother;
and the latter, now gazing in a sort
of dazed, expectant way at the still
form, seemed unable to realize that
her child was really gone from ber.
Dr. Weldon and his assistant en
tered. The foraier gave one brief
gl nice at the rigid features and with
drew, but the young man remained.
Lower and lower he knelt, until his
clear eyes were within half a foot of
tne lace, when be steadily watched
the closed lids, as if counting every
lash. Then he sought Weldon, and
the two were in their room for some
time, conversing in low tones.
Next morning the colors were at
half-mast, the maintopsail hauled
back, the ship lying nearly motion
less, ay theoe was hardly a breeze.
Tbe body of Eva, with a few weights
under the feet, as usual in prepara
tion forsea buriala, was being sewed
in canvas, to be ready tp be launch
ed overboard.
While the mates were stitching
Hie canvas about the white robed
form. Barker entered, and requested
them to leave an opening over the
face.
All was finally ready. Tha white-
Lhrouded
figure was borne to the
. no tr rifayn ntmj-w l n ll wi w-vah w w a x tnnis
1 J . .a a
5r " "it "STL" "EES
iio.u nuiLU ta
into the ocean.
Solemn and sad, tbe seamen witb
uncovered heads stood in tbe waist
while the funeral service was being
read.
W-hen it was finished it seemed
as if the old mother would never
permit tbe cold form to be dropped
into the sea.
Not far from ber stood Barker,
much affected bv ber distress, while
nis saa gsie aid not once leave me j
lifeless body on the plank. ; -
er-w s
II is coat was on, ne bad donned
pair of very thin trousers, and in
place of boots, which he usually
NOVEMBER 25, 1885.
were, slippers of light leather encas
do hie feet.
This singular attire was noticed
by tbe seamen, and a look of disap
proval waa exchanged anocgst
them ; but they finally concluded it
was mere "oddity," and not a want
of respect for the occasion, which
bad prompted the assistant to as
sume this sort of dress.
Dr. Weldon, glancing now and
then at the young man, drew down
tbe corners of his mouth, and arch
ed his brows in a sarcastic manner,
while tbe captain rolled bis quid,
and muttered something about
Voting fellows who were top-heavy
with book-larnin' not always being
ship-shape in his. toggery."
"Come, ma'am," kindly said the
skipper at last "I'm sorry, but we
must launch the body. Why, ma'
am, what's tbe us o' takin' on so?
Death must come to us ill ; we can't
steer clear of that chap, ma'am ; and
as the poor lass is dead, why, then,
don't you see. she's dead."
"No, no ! I cannot I must not
let her be thrown into the sea!"
wailetl the distracted mother. "She
was myall my own Eva! They
saved her from the wreck, good for
tune was before her, my siht was
restored so that I could see her, and
it was never meant tbat she should
be torn from me in this manner. Oh,
my child come back to your old
mother !"
Tbe gruff captain dashed bis big
baud across his eyes, the sailors, one
and all, felt their sight grow dim.
And still, as the old lady knelt
there, vainly calling on her child to
come back to her, a gust of wind
howled mournfully through the rig
ging, lifting the thin locks of gray
hair, wet with a drizzling rain which
was failing, and rattling with a dis
mal sound the half-masted flag at
the mizzen.
At last, with gentle hands, the
captain and his officers drew Mrs.
UarrUon away, tbe skipper gave the
signal, and away went the boby as
the plank was tipped up, eliding off
anu tailing witb a dull splash into
the sea.
But as it struck the water, and the
few weights beneath the feet were
drawing it under, something like a
gurgling sort of cry seemed to isue
from it.
Tbe sailors exchanged glances of
horror, but young Barker, as quick
as thought, leaped from tbe gang
way into the ocean.
One fathom beneath the sea he
caught tbe sinking form, and work
ed t irueelf to the surface with it.
"Down boat !" roared the skipper,
and in a few moments Eva and the
young doctor were picked up and on
deck.
The girl's eyes were open, and she
was staring wildly about ber, but
she was apparently very weak.
Mere words could not express the
excitement which followed. The
ugly canvos was ripped from Eva's
form, and, an instant later, ber over
joyed mother had her in her arms.
lhen, witb ringing cheers, the
sailors crowded about young Barker,
all eager to shake his band, while
the old captain muttered to tbe
mae:
"Book-larnin' is something great,
after all. I know now why the
young chap wore that light toggery,
which I thought was so queer, and
I now know that be was right in
trying to persuade me to put off tbe
burial for several days, lie told me
wby he wanted me to, but I spoke
to Dr. Weldon about it, and he on
ly laughed at the idea, so I refused
to grant the request."
In fact, after be bad surveyed tbe
face of Eva, as already described, tbe
young man bad noticed about the
eye-lids that which, though be knew
that it was no sure sign of life in the
bodv, aroused bis suspicions, and
suggested to him the necessity of
caution in regard to a basly burial.
Tbe conversation he bad held witb
Weldon in their room had reference
to this subject, but tbe elder doctor
ridiculed tbe "notion," as be termed
it. of his assietant.
Now, again true to bis work, the
young doctor determined to prepare
for what might take place. He knew
that if there was life in the girl, the
sudden shock of submersion in cold
water, after her being launched in a
downward direction into the sea,
might cause her to give signs of it
by crying out.
He donned alight suit that his
movements might not be impeded,
for he knew the necessity of instant
action, as the weighted body would
otherwise sink so tar beneath the
surface that it could not be brought
up in time to save the patient. And
thus, through the knowledge, care
and forethought of one who loved
his profession, was Eva brought
back to life and to ber mother.
The young lady rapidly recovered
under the 'skillful treatment of her
preserver, and never had a recur
rence of the trance which so closely
resembled death. She reached New
Orleans, enjoyed with ber parent the
fortune there awaiting her, and was
eventually married to Barker, whom
she had loved from the mement he
restored her mother's sight.
By this time he bad risen high in
bia profession, and beome as pros
perous as be deserved to be for bav
ing proved himself go True to his
Work.
A vtMore" In the Bight Direction.
"My dear, how soon can you get
ready to move?"
"Move I Why, bubby, are we go
ine away ?"
"Yes, dear; I tee tbe papers say
there is $60,000,000 lying idle in the
New York banka."
'Well?"
"Well, I'm going to get some of
it"
"Wby, how ? You are not going
to rob tbe bank, I hope."
"No; lam going to open a hotel
in Canada."
Call a girl a chick, and she smiles;
call a woman a ben, and she bowls.
Call a young woman a witch, and
she is pleased ; call an old woman a
witch, and she is indignant Call a i
girl a kitten, and the rather likes it ; 1
i, wofnan a cat, and shell hate
orj Queer sex-
Beats the world the impecunious j
tramp.
eraid
When he Knew hi Fate.
Gen. Grant's reticence in talking
about himself has always been one
of his characteristics. The only oc-
cassion know to many well informed
persons when Uen. urant was ever
beard to express an opinion of his
own qualifications, was at adinner
be gave at the White House in
March, 1874. There were but few
guests, among them Roecoe Conk
ling, Simon Cameron and Senator
J. W. Johnston, of Virginia. The
last named gentleman sat next to
Gen. Grant at the table. Tbe talk
turned on the war, and while the
others were discussing it Senator
Johnston turned to Gen. Grant and
said to him:
"Mr. President, will you permit
me to ask you a question which has
always been of great interest to me ?
Did you at the beginning of the war
have any premonition tbat you were
to be the man of the struggle?"
"I had not the least idea of it,"
replied Gen. Grant "I saw a lot of
very ordinary fellows pitching in
and getting commissions. I knew I
could do as well and better than
they could, so I applied for a com
mission and got it"
"Then," asked Senator Johnston,
"when did you know that you were
the mm of destiny ?"
Gen. Grant looked straight ahead
of him. with an expression on his
inscrutable face that Senator John
son had never seen there before.
"After the fall of Vicksburg." he
said, after a pause. When Vicks
burg capitulated, I knew tbeu I was
to be the man of the war; tbat I
should command the armies of the
United States and bring the war to a
close."
"But," said Senator Johnston,
"you had had great and notable suc
cesses before the days of Vicksburg.
You had fought Shilob and captur
ed Fort Donelson."
"That is true," responded Gen.
Grant, "but while they gave me con
fidence in myself, I could not see
what was before until Vicksburg
fell. Then I saw it as plainly as
I now do. I knew I should be
commander-in-chief and end tbe
war."
Indian Vote in Wisconsin. .
Mr. A. Miller of Wisconsin is n
tall, baoaddhouldered man with
straight hair and dark complexion
not dark enough, however, that
you would suspect him of having
Indion blood in his veins, but h
has, and makes no concealment of
that fact He represent the Stoch
bridge Indians of Wisconsin a'
Washington as a sort of delegate to
attend to their business in the de
partments, and he said to a corree
pondent : "Yes, my tribe voted."
"How does it happen that youi
people are voters?" the correepon
dent asked him,
"Well." he said, "there was an act
passed by Congress some 30 or 40
years ago, a special act making city
zens of our tribes who might choose
to dissolve their tribal relations'and
take their lauds in severalty. After
ward tbat act was repealed ; but it
has been held that, while Congress
could make an Indian a citizen, it
could not make a citizen an Indian
again, so our people have voted ever
since at not only state elections, but
national as well. They vote for
every officer from President down,
and hold a controlling influence in
their county. Tbey are ail Repub
licans to the last man."
"Are there any other Indians who
are citizens and voters ?"
"A lew others, I believe. There
are a few members of another tribe
in Wisconsin who are made citizens
by a special act of Congress, and I
believe some Kansas Indians are
also now voters. They are are
given that privilege, however only
special act of Congress."
'What are the terms of those
special acts, usually? Do they make
any requirements of the Indians?"
"Simply that they dissolve their
relations with their tribes, take their
lands in severalty and assume the
responsibilities of life for themsel
ves and the support of their fami
lies." "Has the result been satisfactory
where such experiments have been
tried ?"
"Entirely so."
Aa He Ke-rrif mbe-red It.
Sam Ward was once seated oppo
site a well-known Senator at a din
ner at Washington. This Senator
was very bald, and the light shin
ing on the breadth of his scalp ut
traded Ward's attention.
"Can you tell rae," he asked his
neighbor, "why the Senator's head
is like Alaska?"
"I'm sure I don't know..'
"Why, because it's a white bear
place. "
The neighbor was immensely tick
led, and he hailed the Senator across
tbe table :
"Say, Senator, Ward's just got off
a smart thing about you.
"What is it?"
"D you know why your bead is
Hike Alaska r
"No,
Because it la a great place for
white bears."
This Idea of Going Went
to Colorado or New Mexico, for pure j ofler unab'e to check itu Mr. y. W.
air to relieve Consumption is all Harbaugb, of the Tr-legrom, Baiti
mistake. Any reasonable man j more Maryland, had six of his cbil-
wouid use ur. itosanko a tougn ana
Long fcyrup tor consumption in an proelr,tj with thi malady at one
its first stages. It never foils to give and the Baaie Ume. A complete
relief in all cases of Coughs, Colds, cure was, however, effected by Red
Bronchitis, Pains in the Chest and;Star n Cure; and Mr. Har
all affections primary to Consomp- j b h writeg that lD0 which
.a?10? nU. o $ v generally last- nine week, left in
Sold by Q N. Boyd, SamersetPa. foor week8- and be L confident it
. n nA r -
corn will cure it" A sort of a lem-,
onwiid,a8iwere.
'
i -
- o :it- kr.r...ki
cleanses the blood, stimulates the
aici uoiry iiiia luvoiueuji
vital functions and restores tbe
health and strength. No one whose i
blood is impure can feel well. There ial fever, its use having kept tbem
is a weary, languid feeling, and of-: in excellent health in a most dead
ten a sense of discouragement and , ly climate,
despondency. Persons having this 1
feeling should take Ayer's Sara par-
' ilia to purify and vitalize the blood.
WHOLE NO. 1793.
The Lake Dweller.
Many years ago the people of Eu
rope were obliged to build their
houses and villages in the middle of
lakes and pools, or in some place
surrounded by water, in this way
they protected themselves against
wild beasts that infested the woods
around them, and from the savage
men, who were more cruel than the
beasts.
It is probable that at this time
England, France aad G-rmany were
nearly covered with forests, through
which monstrous animals wandered.
Great hears, wolves, and possibly
tbe immense mammoth, drove men
and women before them. They took
refuge in the lakes and ponds of wa
ter : thev built their towns on piles
or stakes driven into the bottom of
the lake.
AU over Europe the remains of
these singular retreats are found, but
the most remarkable are in Switzer
land. Here.where the watera of the
lake are low, great numbera of these
villages may be traced. The piles
on which they were built are still
there; sometimes even remains of
houses are found. The people who
I lived in them were of small size, ap
parently. They used stone axes or
hatchets, and fought with arrows
pointed with flint It is no wonder
that they lied from the wild beasts
of the forests.
These lacugtrir.e villages, as they
are called, could not have been very
comfortable. The piles of stakes on
which they rested were cut in the
woods near by, and then dragged to
waterside, where they were driven
into the deep mud and fastened to
gether. A floor of logs was laid
U(on them. It seemed to have been
covered with brushwood, leaves and
grass. The house were built above,
probably wooden huts, scarcely
sheltered from the wind and rain.
The people who lived in them
knew how to weave a coarse linen or
woolen cloth, but usually must have
been clothed in skins Rude orna
ments of different kinds rings,
chains of copper or bronze, weapons,
stone knives, hammers of stone,
beads are found. Fire was evi
dently used,and the bones of the ox.
bog and goat are proofs that the 1s
custrine people were not vegeta
rians. But it is easy to imagine
how uncomfortable were their dwel
lings. The floor of the brushwood
must always have been damp and
unhealthy; the chill winds of the
Swifs and German lakes pierced
through the huts; sometimes a
stealthy enemy broke into their de
fenses and burned the whole village
as if it were a nest of venomous in
sects. The ashes of many of the
towns are found at the bottom of
the lakes, showing that they were
destroyed by fire. They were us
ually joined to the shore by a bridge
of stakes, over which an enemy
could pass.
Many of these towns are found in
the lakes and ponds of Ireland and
Scotland. Here they are called
"crannoges." They seem to have
been less carefully built than thote
ot Switzerland, but they still show
that the people who planned them
must have labored bard to provide
themselves with a safe home. They
bad canoes hollowed out from trunks
of trees, on which they carried their
piles out into the lake. They cut
down oak trees of considerable size
with their hatchets of stone or
bronze. In one "cranuoge" recently
discovered in Scotland more than
3,0U0 trees, some of great size, had
been cut down and used in building
one of these villages in the midst of
a lake.
We who live in safe and pleasant
cities or country houses can scarce
ly believe that people could exist in
these wild retreats in the midst of
the waters. Yet it seems that they
were inhabited by a large popula
tion, even in Scotland. Here men,
woman and children lived and died,
sometimes perhaps as happy as if
they had lived in New lot It or in
Boston. They caught fish from
their house doors; tbe children
swam in the waters; they some
times lived, like squirrels, on the
nuts in the forerts.
Men have not. even yet given up
these lake dwellings. The savages
in South America, Africa. New Gui
nea and Borneo, still build them,
but they are said to be not so skill
ful as were the builders on the Swiss
lakes. irrr' Yomnj P-ofl:
One Woman Shoota Aaoturr.
St. Pail, Nov. 19. Two young
women. Miss Mabel Holmes and
Miss Nellie Melville, of Baker City,
Oregon, had a quarrel to-day and
the latter drew a small pistol and
shot the former. The ball took ef
fect in the right side of Mis Holmes
and passed nearly through her body
A surgeon pronounced the wound
fatal. Miss Melville was arrested
and is now in jail. She does not
show the least remorse or sorrow for
the deed, but appears happy at hav
ing committed a crime. The cause
of the difficulty is said to be jeal
ousy.
Mart nnsr. Experience.
Next to scarlet fever, there is no
disease among children more dread
ed by parents than whooping cough.
It is liable to come at all seasons
of the year ; it exhausts the strength
etf Iha. lillta nr.cua anil vair-inrta .r
dred , from gix to tKirteeD
i would have disappeared sooner if he
t.j t. c .u. f
8Ucb an invaluable remedy.
. ,. , i v
A kind of beer made from bananas
.i l : .r
in rcpuricu oy luisBioiiaries
Uzigay, in the equatorial lake re-1
p - ion ot Africa, to have proven an
effective pronh ? latic against malar.
An important period Tbe one
betwee n dollars and cents.
i Red Hair Hecuming rbnnnlilr.
i Red hair is said to bo the coming
style. Why not? The red-headed
I girl has been tabooed long enough,
!and tbe red-beaded man has had to
; struggle along in single blessedness
land die a bachelor until red hair
, came to be regarded a a calamity.
If there Is any confidence to be
j placed in a Philadelphia hairdresser.
I who spent the snmmer at Ashbnry,
there is a rctter yearning for red
hair now mail mere loraierly was
for bloudc. He thinks the red will
be more difficult to get than any
other calor, because there is no dye
now known that will change a dark
er colored hair to red.
Tho blondes and tow head a will
not be at such disadvantage, yet it
will be no easy task for them to get
a bright, clear read.
The impression tnat red bair is
indicative of ill temper probably
arises from the fact that most red
heuded people are more sensitive
than thoce with black or brown hair,
1 but their sensitiveness is not neces
sarily ill condition. They flush up
quickly, and if ill-natured, as some
are, hey get angry in a minute, but
thei anger is of the flashy sort hot
while it lasts, but cools rapidly. It
leaves but few dregs behind, such as
hatefulness, spiteluln?ss or bitter
ness. If tbe hair happens to be
kinky, as well as red. the owner of
it may be a spiitire. This, however,
applies to other shades as well as. to
red.
lied hair is significant of warmth,
not merely because it is the color of
hot coals, scorching blazes or red-hot
iron, but because it takes its color
from the blood rather than from an
opaque pigment secreted by the hair
follicle. It u also significant of a
warm, responsive heart deep sym
pathy and active generosity. The
possessor of a red bead is rarely of
a mean or niggardl disposition so
rare, indeed, they may be classed a
freaks.
It is said that red-headed people
rarely grow rich or are seldom poor.
Such is probably the case, aa they
are generally industrious, frugal,
temperate, and withal generous and
libeial. They live well themselves,
and like to see others doing the same.
This style of person rartly become-?
wealthy in this world's good, be
cause they find so many places to
put their money where it will yield
more satisfaction than in bouses,
lands or bonds.
How to Sncccetl.
The Hon. II. G. Eastman, of
Poughkeepeio, gave thi9 terse advice
to the students of Eastman's Busi
ness College :
"My studen's, you aire the archi-tff-ts
of tour own fnrtunrst. Relv on
your own strength ot body and soul.
Seltct some wioitif for your life's
work, and adhere to Paul's precept :
'This one thing I do.' Let your
star be industry, self-relianru, faith
and honf sty, and inscribe on your
banner, "Luck is a fool. Pluck is a
hero.' Earnest efforts in one direc
tion is the surest road to wealth and
high position. Don't take too much
advice. Keep the helm, steer your
own ship and remember that the
treat art of coming is to take upon
yourself the largest share of the
work. Don't practice too much hu
mility. Think well of yourself".
Strike out Assume your position.
It is the jostlings of life that bring
great men to the surface. Put pota
toes in a cart over a rough road, and
the small potatoes go to the bottom.
Turn a raft of los down a mill
race and the large log come on top.
Rice above tho envious and jealous.
Fire above the mark you intend to
hit Energy, invincible determina
tion, with a right motive, are the le
vers that moye the world. Don't
drink. Don't chew. Don't smoke.
Don't swear. Don't deceive. Don't
read injurious novels. Be in ear
nest. Be self reliant Be generouss.
There are two sides to every balance,
and favors thrown in on one side of
the scales are sure to be riciprocated
in the other.
Be civil. Be a gentleman. It is
a foolirh man who does not under
stand that molasses will catch more
flies than vinegar. Read the papers;
they are the great educators of the
fteople. Advertise your business.
Keep vour own counsel, superin
tend your own buninecs. Make
money and do good with it. Love
God and your fellow-men. Love
truth and virtue. Love your coun
try, and obey its law."
How Many Eggd Will at Hen I .ay ?
We often read of hens that lay 1?X)
cl'ks year: but such statements do
more harm than good, by inducing
the inexperienced to believe such to
be a fact' Anyone who is familiar
at all with poultry know that dur
ing the Fall all hens undergo the
process of molting, or shedding the
feather". This requires usually
about three months, or 110 days. As
there are only u6 days in a year, we
have 205 days left after deducting
the molting period. If a hen lays
regularly an egg every other day she
will lay 1 eggs ; but she will prob
ably lose three months in batching
out her broods, and even if she is
non-sister she will take a resting
place. As molting is a heavy drain
on the system, but few hens laying
during that process, though there
are exceptions, and where the num
ber of eggs exceed one every two
days, it will be found tbat a corres
ponding reduction occurs during
some period of the year. While we
admit that certain individual bens
have been known to lav as many as
150 or 17-3 eggs in a year, such cases
are rare ; and if one has a flock of
twenty hens or more, he should be
satisfied if there is an average of 100
eggs a year for the whole flock, or
rather nine dozen. Four dozen out
of tbe nine should realize 30 cents a
dozen : three dozen should brinL'
! about 20 cents per doz-?n, and two
dozen should realize l- cents per
dozen, or an average of 23 cents. Of
course, this calculation may be
wrong but it will convey an idea of
what may be expected. Farm and
ilnrtlrn.
Another Old Man Bender.
Lincoln. 111., Nov. 19. A sensa
tion was caused to-day by the dis
covery of portions of tbe bones cf
at least three persons under the
amnkehousf) of the homestead be
longing to one John Haines from
1872 till 1880. Haines was of a bad
cnaracier ana wia uie lerror oi dis
! neIgh?-Jle M ' Participant in
jsevera bloody affrays here and wa
himself slam in Kansas a year ago.
.. .
It is now generally believed that
Haines was another old man Bend
- .1 r
er, and tbat tbe bones found are
remains of some of his victims. An
examination of the premises will be
made to-morrow.
What is the difference between a
paper dollar and a dollar of silver
'Never mined.